COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Local events

FRIDAY, AUG. 27
• Vaughn Kreestoe: Musical performance at Graham’s Restaurant, Glacier. 21+ after 10 p.m. Call 599-1964.
SATURDAY, AUG. 28
• Lake Ann hike: Join the Mount Baker Club at this alpine tarn at the base of Mt Shuksan. Hike is 8 miles round trip, 2,000 foot elevation gain. Call Ron at 733‐1183.
• Elites Summer [...]

Wild program brings outdoor knowledge to students

by Kelly Sprute
BAKER LAKE – When summer comes, learning doesn’t stop for high school students taking part in the North Cascades Institutes Wild program. Teens from around Puget Sound get a new perspective on outdoor education and leadership development through camping, hiking and working in the North Cascades National Park and the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National [...]

IN THE GARDEN: Summer perennial pruning

by Chuck McClung
Pruning perennials often confuses gardeners. Which perennials do I cut back? When do I cut them back? What do I cut back? It seems like a lot to remember! Sure, one could write a whole book on the subject….Some perennials have finished blooming for the year, some have just started to bloom, and [...]

Canoe Clean Up set for South Fork of Nooksack River

Event sponsored by NSEA, RE Sources and Northwest Straits chapter
COUNTY – Three local non-profit organizations are working together to create an annual clean up of the South Fork of the Nooksack River.
The Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association (NSEA), RE Sources, and the Northwest Straits Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation are planning the 1st Annual South Fork [...]

Candidate Statements: County Council District 1

Editor’s Note: The Foothills Gazette invited the Whatcom County Council District 1 candidates to provide a statement about why they are running for office and to share their experiences, goals, and priorities. Their statements have not been edited. The primary election is Tuesday, August 17.
Tony Larson
Local politicians are always talking about maintaining our [...]

A tale of two Goats: Goat Mountain over the seasons

by Richard Dahlstrom
One of the great things about hiking in the North Cascades is the variety of scenery that’s available by visiting the same spot at different months of the year. Colors and berries become hints of snow, which quickly become an utterly frozen landscape buried in white. Months later the silent grip of winter [...]

Volunteers perform bulk of new library construction

by Brita Adkinson
KENDALL – The new North Fork Community Library currently under construction in Kendall is progressing faster than anyone had hoped.
Friends of the North Fork Community Library started building on April 2, with volunteer Scott Swanson leading a team of volunteers in the initial phase of laying the foundations, framing the walls and constructing [...]

Stringband Jamboree celebrates 10 years

Two days of music, kids activities and workshops at Log Show Grounds
by Brent Cole
log show grounds – The Subdued Stringband Jamboree got its start a decade ago when local musicians Robert Sarazin Blake, Bruce Shaw and Mike Davis were hanging out at the Grand Alehouse in Bellingham. “We thought it would be fun to have [...]

Small Potatoes: Gleaning and growing

Group serves 27 hunger relief agencies in Whatcom County
by Stephanie Ashton
COUNTY – Small Potatoes Gleaning Project, which has operated in Whatcom County for 10 seasons, became a project of the Bellingham Food Bank in 2009. Small Potatoes provides a service to 27 hunger relief agencies around Whatcom County by delivering a much needed resource: fresh [...]

IN THE GARDEN: Wise watering

by Chuck McClung
Summer is finally here. So, here are a few helpful reminders for keeping your plants watered through our dry, sunny summer days.
In Whatcom County, it is typically best to water in the morning as opposed to the evening. In hotter, drier areas like Eastern Washington you are told the opposite, because much of [...]

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